We make astonishingly few mistakes given our supposed weaknesses. When did you last have a car crash that was your fault? Almost all accidents follow a sequence of problems. I guess most of us here looked very hard at the Air New Zealand Flight 901 Erebus crash. Gordon Vette's Impact Erebus is a compelling read because of his careful research and, of course, coming from Captain Vette. For me, that narrative defines the chain of events leading to an accident - even if you don't agree with Vette's conclusions the line of reasoning is compelling. Impact Erebus is also a must-read for any pilot being both informative and gripping. My copy is pretty dog-eared now.